Patent Agent Regulatory Compliance

Richard C. Bragg

** **** **** *****, **. Paul, MN 55127

651-***-**** *******@*****.***

OBJECTIVE – Full time regular position in the regulatory or legal field that offers an opportunity to use my expertise in product development/compliance and legal research.

Highly motivated and versatile senior product developer with twelve years of experience in product development and industrial design as well as patent searching, FTO, invalidity, drafting and prosecution for U.S. and O.U.S. Team leadership for product cycle from development through design verification/validation and scale-up of medical devices. Talent for analyzing problems, through collaborative research, developing and simplifying procedures, and finding innovative solutions.

EXPERIENCE

Intellectual Property 2003-2008

Robert Half Legal, Minneapolis, MN May 2009 to Present

Product Performance Specialist

• Product compliance analysis for implantable neurological stimulator devices. Review product related complaints and investigate causes for purposes of FDA reporting and product improvement.

Mogambo Solutions, Alexandria, VA May 2008 to Present

Staff Engineer

• I.P. research for patentability and invalidity patent searches. Advising clients on scope of patentable subject matter in the mechanical, electrical arts with emphasis on alternative energy sources, semiconductors, imaging and medical devices.

Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN September 2007 to May 2008

Staff Engineer

• Responsible for client memorandums regarding possible infringement with claim charting, application drafting, foreign filings/responses and Office Action responses in the mechanical, electrical arts with emphasis on semiconductors, flash memory and medical devices.

Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A., Minneapolis, MN July 2005 to September 2007 Law Clerk/Staff Engineer

• Invention disclosure meetings, application drafting, continuation recommendations, and Office Action responses for clients in the mechanical/electrical arts, with emphasis in flash memory, implantable medical devices, sensors, and telemetry technologies.

Moore, Hansen & Sumner, P.A., Minneapolis, MN February 2005 to July 2005

Law Clerk

• Responsible for application drafting, Office Action responses, and claim charting for clients in the mechanical/electrical arts, with emphasis in gyroscopes, and mixed signal circuitry.

Westman, Champlin & Kelley, P.A., Minneapolis, MN December 2003 to February 2005

Law Clerk

• Application drafting and Office Action responses in the mechanical/electrical arts, with emphasis in mixed signal circuitry, operating system software, and disk drives.

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EXPERIENCE (Cont.)

Product Development 1992-2003

3M - St. Paul, MN

Senior Product Development Engineer – Medical Division (1999-2003)

Developed new medical products and provided technical support for existing hardware and software products such as the Littmann product line of stethoscopes. Responsible for creation of device specifications for board level analog/digital signal processing and embedded software, including development of test systems to meet product claims through verification and validation to meet FDA requirements. Worked to develop external business partners for prototype fabrication, manufacturing and joint development. Use of DOE and Six Sigma tools.

3M - St. Paul, MN

Advanced Design Engineer – Engineering Systems & Technology (1995-1997)

Researched innovative processes within 3M’s core technologies for applications of industrial vision systems. Development and deployment of laser and line scan camera inspection system optics and analog/digital signal processing for a variety of product lines such as polypropylene, gravure roll coatings, abrasives, and hot melt adhesives converting. Systems included embedded software, GUI, visualization, automatic tracking of process defects and remote monitoring/control via PC Anywhere technology. Included travel to install and train users of systems in manufacturing facilities both U.S. and O.U.S.

Design Engineer – Engineering Systems & Technology (1992-1995)

Assisted in the design and implementation of Laser and Camera industrial vision systems for a myriad of web manufacturing applications. Included solid understanding of analog and TTL logic control systems with 15MHz crystal oscillators as well as PLC programming for system design. Extensive use of ORCAD/Unigraphics, DSO test equipment, engineering documentation, working within a budget and organizational planning.

EDUCATION

William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN – Juris Doctor

University of St. Thomas – Graduate School of Engineering, St. Paul, MN – Master of Science, Technology Management

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN - Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Technology

PUBLICATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

Publication: Co-author of “Managing Supplier Relationships”

Quality Progress, Vol. 36, No. 9, September, 2003.

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers American Bar Association

Green Belt Certified Six Sigma American Intellectual Property Law Association

COMMUNITY INOLVEMENT

3M Visiting Wizards – Visiting Wizard (1993-2003)

Boy Scouts of America – Eagle Scout, Merit Badge Counselor, Den Leader

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